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Location:

American Fork,UT,

Member Since:

Nov 27, 2009

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

St George Marathon

2011 - 4:11:52 

2017. -4:01:17

2021 - 4:03:05

Salt Lake City Full Marathon

2013 -  4:23:03 

Ogden Marathon

2012 - 3:58:35

2013 - 4:17:20

2014 - 4:02:51

2017 - 3:55:22**

2023 - 3:57:09

Utah Valley Marathon

2019 - 4:05:37 

Top of Utah Marathon

2014 - 4:09:27

Mt Charleston Marathon

2019 - 4:05:33

West Mountain Marathon

2015 - 4:42:34

 

St George Half Marathon

2012 - 1:55:00

2013 - 2:03:00

2014 - 1:46:00

2015 - 1:48:00

2022-  1:42:45**

Salt Lake City Half Marathon

2012 - 1:51:00

2014 - 1:44:01

Hobble Creek Half Marathon

2001 - 1:40:00**

2011 - 1:45:00

2012 - 1:43:00

2013 - 1:43:00 

2022 - 1:48:53

Ogden Half Marathn

2024 - 1:48:58 - 3rd place in AG

American Fork Half Marathon

2013 - 1:48:24

2014- 1:53:23 (pacing Tim)

2017  - 1:47:54

2018 - 1:48:12

2019 - 1:47:50

Timp Half Marathon

2012 - 1:47:18 

2022 - 1:49:40 (AF Cancer course)

Utah Valley Half Marathon 

2011 - 1:55:00 

Top of Utah Half Marathon

2010 - 1:48:20 

The Haunted Half Provo

2018 - 1:51:28

 

Goblin Valley 50K

2014 - 5:58

Red Mountain 55K

2018 - 7:31:37

Antelope Island Fall Classic 50K

2017 - 6:14:23

Antelope Island 50 Mile

2015 - 10:10:00

Antelope Island 100 Mile

2018 - 26:53

 

 

**Personal Best 

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

 

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

To qualify for Boston

Personal:

Married for 23 years. I have 18 year old triplets and a 15 year old. I love to sew, garden, and run!

Favorite Running Quotes: 

1.  

"Sooner or later the serious runner goes through a special, very personal experience that is unknown to most people.

Some call it euphoria. Others say it's a new kind of mystical experience that propels you into a elevated state of consciousness, a flash of joy.

A sense of floating as you run. This experience is unique to each of us, but when it happens, you break through a barrier that separates you from casual runners. Forever. And from that point on, there is no finish line. You run for your life. You begin to be addicted to what running gives you."  

~Nike Poster

2.           A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Lao-Tzu

You’ve no doubt heard this.  And you’ve probably recited it in your mind on a run or at the gym when you’re just beginning to get in shape.  You have a goal in sight and this quote brings you back to the current moment.

 

But the problem is that many runners forget all of the steps between the first one and the goal.  If your goal is to run under two hours for the half marathon then you need to be honest about all of the little steps to get to that goal.

 

…and what I’d rather see you do is to get the goal out of mind completely, but rather focus on the process, not the outcome. -Jay Johnson Process orientation, not outcome orientation.

 

You should have goals, but you should take it one step at a time.  And you should be honest about the fact that you don’t know how many steps it will take to get there. ~ Vernon Gambetta

 

3.  Human beings are made up of flesh, blood and a miracle fiber called COURAGE! ~ George Patton 

 

4.   Find the courage to be patient.

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Rest week

 

20 minutes warm up on the bike

3 mile run - walk 1 minute after every mile

3x

10 ball squats

10 side to side lunges

10 single leg hamstring lift

B6

Fire hydrants

30 donkey kicks

Stretch and foam roll.

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20 minutes on the bike

3x

B6

5 lunge matrix

Fire hydrant

15 superman

60 sec plank

30 scissor

50 crunches

40 Russian twists

10 row

10 fly

10 overhead press

10 butterfly

20 skull crusher

10 front raise

10 front row

10 shoulder cross over

Stretch and foam roll

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Today was my first artic run outside (sub-20 degrees) and I was pleasantly surprised.  I had on 3 base layers, jacket, 2 pairs of tights, and hat/mittens.  I was very warm, but could feel the ice on my eye lashes.  My main goal was just to run and not fall.  I didn't care about pace....just wanted to get outside.  I will definitely be doing this again.

TT:  53:52

AP:  9:00

9:58, 9:48, 9:05, 8:24, 8:15, 8:20

Those first 3 miles were on snowy sidewalks.  On the way back, I ran on the road.  But my headlamp ran out of battery....not too safe.  

My foot is a bit achy, but I plan on doing PT exercises, ice and stretch it.

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LP Hwy to rest home

TT: 44:13

AP: 8:53

9:44, 8:59, 8:49, 8:21, 8:18

7-8 min warm up on bike

1x

B6

Lunge matrix

Touch downs on stair

Calf stretch

Run 5 miles

Another set of the above

Another beautiful morning out on the roads. I got my lower leg scraped.

I made almost 50 caramel apples.....yummy....but they are for my neighbors and friends.

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Murdock Canal

TT: 1:41:00

AP: 9:46

10:48, 10:00, 9:41, 9:41, 9:37, 9:33, 9:15, 9:36, 9:30, 9:53, 3:33

I met up with Karen this morning. She wanted to head to the Murdock Canal and it had been plowed. She said the city was going to clear it all winter and the bathrooms are going to be open too! Yeah for us!

It was very murky out, but still better than being on a TM. Though we were very slow, we had a great conversation. I was surprised at how many runners I saw out today.

Before and after run:

B6

Lunge matrix

Touch downs

I always have such a love/hate relationship with the Christmas season. I always start to get stressed out with all the final gifts, neighborhood gifts, and just getting everything done. And my dryer died. I bought it on December 1, 2012. Grrrr......I think I've been able to convince GE to come out and fix it for free. But I did spend all morning at the laundromat. That is an ineffective way to spend time.

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